American Epic

The First Time America Heard Itself

2h 20m1 SeasonTV-PGTMDb 7.4

EnglishEnded

1 · The Big Bang

2 · Blood and Soil

3 · Out of the Many, the One

4 · The American Epic Sessions

Crew and Cast

Bernard MacMahon

Bernard MacMahonCreator

Robert Redford

Robert RedfordNarrator (voice)

Mississippi John Hurt

Jack White

Nas

Willie Nelson

Storyline

Travel the country in search of unknown 1920s artists, when the music of ordinary Americans was recorded for the first time, transforming music forever, in a three-part film narrated by Robert Redford, featuring Jack White, Nas, Taj Mahal and others.

American Epic poster

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Info

Status: Ended
First aired: 16 May 2017
Last aired: 6 June 2017
Rating: TV-PG
TMDB score: 7.4 / 10 (5 votes)

Production

Created by: Bernard MacMahon
Countries: United States of America
Networks: PBS

Episodes

Seasons: 1
Episodes: 4
Type: Miniseries
In production: No

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English